Falafel Guys, a middle eastern food truck owned and operated by Ron and Chrissy Stroli. It recently opened a brick-and-mortar location at 105 W. Freistadt Road in Thiensville, so this will be its second location.

Heaven’s Table BBQ, a catering business owned by Jason Alston that specializes in authentic barbecue.

Although the food hall’s owner Tim Gokhmanoriginally planned to open sometime in mid-November, the venue is now aiming to open later in November or early next month. The eighth and final vendor has yet to be announced.

New Latin Restaurant

A new replacement to the former location of the Antigua Latin-Inspired Kitchen is already being planned in West Allis.

La Costena Cafe is aiming to open before the end of this year at 5823 W. Burnham St. Former restaurant Antigua Latin-Inspired Kitchen recently moved from that location to a larger venue at 6207 W. National Ave.

The restaurant will be owned by Hugo Ramirez-Hernandezand his brothers, who have been in the restaurant business most of their lives.

The modern and minimalistic cafe at 1600 N. Jackson St. offers coffee, breakfast, and lunch and will add dinner service starting November 21st.

The two main operators of the cafe, Pilcrow Coffee owner Ryan Hoban and Chef Travis Cookaim to offer a casual, laid-back approach to fine dining, offering not only typical cafe items like espresso and biscuits, but high-end lunch and dinner items at a reasonable price.

Pour-over service will also be available and will showcase options like Pilcrow’s Storyteller house blend, Mbogo Gicherori (Kenya) and Francisca Chacon (Costa Rica), priced $3-5. Espresso pours, priced $3-5 will also be available along with Storyteller cold brew, Sweet and Creamy latte and Spiced Chaider ($5-6)…

Owners Kasey Kidwell and Erin Cave, operating as Revampd Hospitality LLC, plan to open Pub Fiction on Dec. 15, with construction on the space set for completion in early December, according to the application. Kidwell and Cave were not immediately available for comment.

Details are sparse at this time; however, the license application says the new venue will only offer drinks — not food — and may feature entertainment like live music.

Indeed Brewing Comes to Milwaukee

Indeed Brewing’s future home at 530 S. 2nd St. Photo taken November 8th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene.

The Minneapolis-based craft brewery Indeed Brewing Company recently seized on an opportunity to open an 8,800-square-foot building as a brewery and taproom in Walker’s Point.

The company has been brewing up anything from IPAs to Pale Ales since 2012 and is now expanding its presence with a planned taproom at 530 S. 2nd St. in Walker’s Point.

Co-founder and director of operations Tom Whisenandis hoping to make Indeed Brewing the largest Minnesota-based brewery to come to Wisconsin.

The company purchased the building from developer Juli Kaufmann on Thursday for $542,500…

The building, constructed in 1943 according to city records, is currently vacant. Kaufmann, through Milwaukee Fix Annex LLC, acquired the property in 2015 for $291,000. She opened the adjacent, award-winning Clock Shadow Building in 2012…

The craft brewer will be bringing a piece of brewing history with them to the new taproom. They intend to relocate a former Hamm’s tied-house bar to the building from Minnesota. Hamm’s, founded in Minnesota in 1865, is now owned and brewed by MillersCoors. An open-air portion of the taproom is planned for the rear of the building.

Some of Indeed’s leading beers such as Day Tripper pale ale, Flavorwave IPA, and Mexican Honey imperial lager have already been making waves in the Milwaukee area.

The new taproom is projected to open by mid-summer of 2019.

Marriott Rebrands Millioke Restaurant

Millioke. Photo from the City of Milwaukee.

The downtown Marriott Hotel’s former restaurant Millioke has officially been converted to a new restaurant concept named East Town Kitchen & Bar.

The grand opening of the new “mulit-cuisine” restaurant is today, November 13, just after Millioke was put to rest yesterday.

While Millioke emphasized Midwest favorites such as meat, cheese and beer in its cuisine, it’s unclear if East Town Kitchen & Bar will follow suit. Only a few details have emerged about the new restaurant, and its social media provides a few clues about what we can expect. According to the Facebook page, the eatery’s fare will be “multi-cuisine,” and it will serve breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Countdown-style Instagram posts appear to tease a few menu items, including mac and cheese, eggs Benedict, deviled eggs and of course, beer.

East Town Kitchen & Bar will be open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Cafe Benelux Adds Heated Rooftop Domes

Lux Domes being setup on the roof of Café Benelux. Photo courtesy of Lowlands Group.

The Lowlands group announced last week the arrival of private heated domes coming to the rooftop of Cafe Benelux.

The Lux Domes, as the restaurant has dubbed them, will provide a unique kind of experience for customers of the Third Ward cafe, located at 346 N. Broadway, who want the feel of outdoor dining amidst the harsh Milwaukee winter. A recent media release provides details:

There will be six private, heated domes installed on the rooftop at Café Benelux, each seating up to eight guests at a time. Guests will be able to book a dome for up to eight people for an hour and a half time slot on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings online at luxdomes.com, beginning later in November. Each reservation includes a complimentary drink package as well as special keepsake mugs for guests, with the ability to add a variety of additional festive food and beverage packages to help celebrate the season.

Essentially, once a reservation is put in, food and drinks from the packages offered will be served “Stammtisch-style”, where everything is ordered ahead of time and readily available at the table upon arrival.

For now, yes. Owner Frank Wickertis taking a hiatus from the Bay View bar at at 2800 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. as a result of a few key staff members withdrawing from the bar last month, while listing the bar for sale.

If the bar doesn’t sell in the near future, he may reopen it with the same name, Wickert says.

Leave a Reply

You must be an Urban Milwaukee member to leave a comment. Membership, which includes a host of perks, including an ad-free website, tickets to marquee events like Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair and the Florentine Opera, a better photo browser and access to members-only, behind-the-scenes tours, starts at $9/month. Learn more.